Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
RANDOM THOUGHTS oS POULTRY
RAISING
M Al ON CONTRIBUTION or ruH ROsroN
HuTNNaI.

lf De- has plenty OF Csplthls hc shn4lo ufrt
| pfs pare bis hoasc of houses for their rc-
/ Csption. Thgu he may obtain The services
/ Of an exptrt o. visit the yAr,is % such
| breeders A. nav have birds % spare, and
/ ~ car,fal selection aui mating fne pm
may he prOcUrrd Thl. will probably cost
high price. hut Tie wealthy amateur vii
/ he spt to cousifcr this An stdltiouAl rvc'
| omneudsiiou. aud 10 Nill asslst somewhat
iu selling biz eggs a. high prices 20 those
who taink tae quality % the fowl i A.-
.ar,i ~ the amount paid for them.
Or he may vist poultry shows tusing
/ thr viutrr. ani purchase such fowl - D.
may God their. trusting o. The scoring of
ths Judges fDr guarantee % quality -
Tterc have been mary opportunities for
OBTAINING gooi birds A. very low prices la
this way. a. young urvsders oftsn had
.uch o. spar,. aud bad not courage n Ask
a. muCh for them ~ would have been de-
marfrd 10 they haf hteu Owned by sone
/ breeder 90 established ftpuiAton.
There has not been 30 much chance %
/ So othIs lately. a. the older hFeedsrs are apt
to tc on haui ready o. take advantage oi
such bargains. So notorious i This that
| 10 has httn eaargtd Ia some cascs that The
/ los fgcs sfrc lu COLLISION With The huyefs,
sud purpose mNrktd some pvns A. ABOUT
thlrd.rsie. thst thsy might hc bought low.
q than thfy wuuIf have ttsn N thsy bal
received frst pr' miums.
Toe writer j. happy % say that hc has
seen 90 rtlfrrcr O. support iatse chArgss
I 10 ary shnw which hc hss stisudCd, aui 10
f. ytry probable taN they originated ln
/ frr rIrfs ~ trnse Who we're tl.app1iniri
/ .n rnf oHts.fInc such aSar,is a. ih'ir par
/ f.nI fFfs would have given 90 thflr Osn
nvl
ArfItIs -1mttnrs the case that really
/ -1nf llul Will score iov tY reason ~ lsck
uf prUr.r srs or NtIght of bad cuu'i
/ 600 of r.lmac,. hoth 10 which ftaIis
sDall hr rluril.d hJ a frN mouths frti.
.rg In iar care 90 an ,Ap,f.fuC,t breeder
i Trrr.fnfr ttr frrcirr Wlo sell. thlrd pie.
uIrm b.ff.. or th1.c which itlici o. 90.
tsIn ary pr,m.um. uctd Dot put al ths
I r.amr upuu thr Iltg,s. N hr fui- that in
/ .affr SHOWS .,r birds ontaIu tfsi pItce.
Alf fhr nr.f Ilfgts oftsn honestly d.f.r
/ .r trrir scoring Stru 10 Up Ms upon %
| uary smsl POINTS ui ,-aiarfs. shapf, De-
'crm. no of t = rclt plgts oi oo'y, legs
o- m
uat O. feiuru o. 90 s,Arilug 90 flck.
I If capital furs rut ainlt OF pufcLAslug
Irlrt. t may al,s thr tuyIug 20 hslf
I I.f.u rnul hrrs ari male, Ani their
/ ee. may hi. savci ari haichrt unicr 9th
90 h.u.. uuI chickens enough have been
/ rsI.r.i q, mskr stock 90 smother year
ken chra9sf - tlr plan ~ bay ins eges
l frum txnerifucti hrc,icf-, sni haichius
ttsm urtrr s1.h h.u. a.. cau hc obtained
nr taai gurqo.r. Egg. may oc ohisirei
r0n cnoi flsi A. ~ price from ~ @ -
90 s'tNrg. ar1 m 10y should iurn oli
atr lf I. rut d.f. as to o1tsiu I'D % SD
good fliri. at ltst Cost taau tag half
i.r.u iowI sog.i have cost iu ihe sPflng
rrrhsp. ftl. p su g.ves tar b,giunrg mofc
.aiIsartluu tran arY other N be rv.N
Ikrs fte ru~.rr.s - Eroslng calckeu- snd
fl.lr.. tn earn fos O. take cste oi then
| srf fue fn select thrm f1r maing -
WactIug t1,m irum ihrlf rrsi hatcains
PEI gets suilar Niih t1rmi Pc knoss
alIrh rfua ttr most rapidly, walch hcgID
/ to lsy f.,t nrf wtich A. tae most pfol t
uf t..s. Selh he will he ~; o. cuusiirr
ttc n-st to breed fron. 10 they are risai 10
0trrr ways
N1waf.s hIut. lu fegari 90 The selsc.
/ zion % thrfllk from which the sgg- arc
procured Oae mas send h.s moley 90
/ ft ..r trtsfsf. xh1 have established rsp-
uisi.ln f0s kcsp ng ouIy good fowl Nni for
o. uf.rs olt Dn'y eggs from iacir besi
bf.,tIug b. ~.
Ifthslc 3. a. Opportunity li j. vel 10
sl-Ii thc yard, of ihose from whom the
| .srs sre o. re hought. auf irsptct TIE
shaIs dock .us,fai Of trusting % The rec
uff 90 the tfIf.iual hlrt. that Arc nsing
nrri from I, d. ofisn o,iter 90 take
I charcs. ln fa..ing chickens frum nlck
shsrr aIl Az guoi than from = ~" almost
| .fernmsraI birds ln fIck Nhtrc intre
arr many poor ones.
N, lorg ,luce we.lkrovn bf,eief
rfar.y fu.nrf t.s 1lck IN introducing =
| male h.fi that Wa al figh, 50 Tar A.
ruuii bel seea. being perfect 10 shape Ani
I f.afhtr. tut Win tslrt 40 impurity that
/ usrkrf nearly eyery chicken Ia his ga
/ p.rrar. thIs taIrf could have been seen In
Dtfg- chicksus ln the sane pen, Ia which
/ cs.r D. Wullf hAvc hesitAtsd ahoat par
| rhs.irr even The most perfect bird Ia The
flck. careful breeder would not hay
.r. from h. i1'. even though 10 charcci
to bel ouc which dii 20; show impafiiy OF
blood
4. is.ti,e 90 ih. party Who soli him The
| .Ir.i. may D. al.u stated that thls tlfd
rI.tt hav, D.. n t1e result of an ege from
.ar orIy ben ln hts peu which had any AL
| mixture of Otrtr h'Oot, ani this would iu'
/ Ilr, orly thr chickens from TIE one hen.
Some breeders sveu 20 20 far as % claim
| rlat a hsu which ts- never been allowed
/ .o run vita n maie of another breed Il al.
say. liable O. procuc- erg, which vii
.row the uartlrs. of ihe other hrcvd. IL
nay bc ou- such ,gs in = ii;ter or a scA-
.uu. tut ttsy sre I'D CAivial thai " tnel
ts.n rnrc thnn ore breed thry Sil not al.
| ~ th- ch.cktrs % run To- The same yard
90 infrrm.ngie snsr they arc sik weeks
oli. or viii thry pufchas- ffom one Who
/ furs uoi observe the same care.
Psfhsps tai. D. goius 100 Tar. oui u II
| rrfirr on The ssfr siie.
Ta,re j. aruthef method o. procuring
dne poultry. bat 10 - usually done ~ ulghi,
ms - tie wfl'er hss not cNPsfimruisd
I Nth. D. cannot 9 scribe u, nor should 10
/ rscnmmeuf No.. q. be- has known people 10
esf lutu sfriUu. trouble ~ 10.
/ TIE ttg.utsr may see that II i not casy
I work a. take fr.i rank a. a breeder, or, n
\ .uccsssful f1r syear or two, 20 maintain
rsratailou when even the most sxPefi-
\ srce.i have occasional disasters.
/ But when be hss succeeded la obtaining
/ bis nrst fnck BE- can then hope for ness
are 90 success BY the exercise OF constant
vigilance.
m ds.ir.ng % produce fowl which will
| supply h.m with eggs which can be soli
for setting purposes. 10 i not well Tor HIN
10 attempt % hatch out bis chickens too
carly nor 90 force them along too rapidly.
i ne vii ttsirr 20 OBTAIN his supply otegss
Cr the greater smouut ~ them from the
| r - para 40 March urtil july.
uf the larger breeds, chickens haieh'u
lu M.rch can vsry easily BE- made 10 lay
| lftsr of rrs in November sni Dseemoef
When Thy Nlll usually stop unil spnng.
| Thsu Nhrn they beaiu again they vii lay
| hut small litter before they want 10 SCI,
aud twill bc lorg time before they viii
furnish more eggs II i therefore better
% have such fowl hsiched In Jane or jay,
srd Dot force them ~ All 10 In uce cary
l.ying. and they will then begin Aboai the
arst of March. and may easily be kept lay
lrr flr about two months OF more.
The smaller breeds, especially those
known a. nou-.iiiers. may be haiehcd oqt
..rlisr. and made q furnish eggs In cary
f.li. sud after resting through the winter
wlll begin In spring with renewed vigor.
Abothsr argument In favor OF this ,. we
fact that eggs lain during winter montns
are no, Usually - fertile ~ those which
ar lain later. There seems 10 be something
iaekins during the winter which has been